After the Black Tiger Stronghold bandits were completely wiped out, Qin Ze arranged for his troops to take full control of all the resources in the Black Tiger Stronghold.
After a careful inventory, it was found that the seized grain amounted to more than 800,000 jin (400 tons), which was undoubtedly an astonishing figure. The people of Beichuan were starving, while these bandits had stockpiled such a large amount of grain in their mountain stronghold.
One can imagine how much the Black Tiger Stronghold bandits oppressed the people on a daily basis, and Zhao Yuan's inaction was tantamount to condoning these bandits.
Furthermore, the problem of bandits was not limited to Jubeichuan, but was prevalent throughout the entire Northern Liang region.
This also made Qin Ze determined that once his army was strong and well-equipped, he would definitely kill all corrupt officials like Zhao Yuan!
Of course, that's a story for another time.
My current strength is insufficient; the only way is to develop slowly and expand my army little by little.
The points have now reached 4 points per second, which fills Qin Ze with boundless anticipation. At this rate of growth, his troops will double in just a few days.
For him, time is of the essence!
Subsequently, Qin Ze used the more than 70,000 points he had accumulated to begin replenishing the army's combat losses.
The system properties panel appears.
[Host: Qin Ze.]
Points: (Increasing...)
[Territory: Northern Liang (square kilometers)]
[Tier 1 Units: Infantry 4015, Archers 1964, Light Cavalry 5616, Shieldbearers 2000.]
[General: Dian Wei (3 stars)]
In this battle, the light cavalry suffered fewer than 500 casualties, making it a resounding victory.
Of course, the main reason for this was that Zhao Yuan's troops took the lead in the charge, and then Qin Ze led light cavalry to break in. The combined number of the two armies far exceeded that of the Black Tiger Stronghold bandits.
That's why there weren't too many casualties in this battle.
"Replenish the archer force to 2,000 and the light cavalry to 6,000!" Qin Ze issued the order.
[Ding! Points have been used for this redemption!]
Seeing that the army had been replenished to 14,000 men, Qin Ze's eyes gleamed with excitement.
It should be noted that the battle losses caused by this battle were replenished by the points accumulated in just a few hours, while the gains were hundreds of thousands of units of food and dozens of boxes of gold and silver treasures. Of course, the most important thing was the increase in points.
The benefits from this annihilation of Black Tiger Stronghold far exceeded those from the previous two bandit raids!
Subsequently, Qin Ze ordered two thousand soldiers to guard the exit of Jubeichuan, and then left two thousand men in Black Tiger Stronghold, while he led the remaining two thousand men back to Shifeng City!
In Shifeng City.
News of the Prince of Zhenbei leading a large army to wipe out two bandit groups in a few days spread among the people.
On this day, everyone was in an uproar!
The people flocked out of their homes, cheering loudly. They had suffered immense oppression because of these bandits, and now, knowing that there were no more bandits in Jubeichuan, how could they not be overjoyed?
This day was even more lively than Chinese New Year!
After Qin Ze led his troops to Shifeng City, he was praised by all the people. The city gate was blocked by the crowd, and cheers rose and fell in waves, deafeningly loud.
"The Prince of Zhenbei is mighty!"
"The Prince of Zhenbei is mighty!"
Facing the surging crowd, Qin Ze, riding his steed, proclaimed loudly:
"From today onwards, there will be no more bandits within the territory of Beichuan! You can now enjoy a peaceful autumn harvest and a good New Year!"
"Furthermore, as long as I, Qin Zebei Liang, live, I guarantee you will never have to worry about being oppressed by bandits for the rest of your lives!"
Upon hearing this, everyone cheered loudly, and some even had tears in their eyes. After all, in this world, it is so difficult to find someone who can protect them.
For many years, the local troops of Beiliang had been helpless against these bandits. Now, with Qin Ze's arrival, he wiped out the entire banditry of Jubeichuan in just a few days.
This courage and determination truly live up to the name of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Seeing the excited faces of the people, Qin Ze had an idea and continued:
"Furthermore, starting today, the grain tax on Beichuan will be reduced to 20%! You can keep 80% for yourselves, as long as you educate 20% to be used as military rations for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people looked at Qin Ze in shock.
You should know that they used to hand over 50% of their grain, and the remaining 50% would be robbed by bandits. But now, the Prince of Zhenbei has not only wiped out the bandits, but has even reduced the amount of grain collected!
These words are incredibly good news for anyone!
Soon, thunderous cheers erupted, and everyone was moved to tears!
"Thank you, General!"
Qin Ze nodded slightly, feeling delighted.
Although his army needed a lot of food, his reduction in food requisition was not an impulsive decision, but rather a well-planned move.
Without the harassment of bandits, the people of Beichuan can grow more crops, so unless there is a natural disaster, the grain production will increase.
These hundreds of thousands of people grow grain, and the grain they hand over is more than enough to cover the army's expenses. They don't even need to accumulate points to exchange for grain.
In addition, the biggest effect of this move is naturally to win public support.
The next step is simply to spread the news of the suppression of the bandits in Jubeichuan to Beiliang through the mouths of these people, and their prestige will soar to unprecedented heights.
And the imperial court would find it difficult to openly trip them up!
This is Qin Ze's ultimate goal!
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